A scary scene ensued in the course of the AG-Professional 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, as Daniel Hemric’s Chevrolet automotive flipped the wrong way up in what led to the “Huge One” on the famed racetrack.
With three laps to go within the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence race, Hemric was within the lead because the automobiles reached a flip. However whereas Hemric tried to recover from to dam Sheldon Creed’s No. 2 Chevy making an attempt to make a push into the lead, he was a bit late and the consequence wasn’t fairly.
Creed’s automotive smashed into Hemric’s again left tire and he instantly spun round, which brought on mayhem among the many different drivers. As Hemric’s No. 11 automotive spun uncontrolled, it started hitting these behind him, ultimately inflicting an enormous pile-up, which is called the “Huge One” in racing.
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The NASCAR Xfinity Sequence Ag-Professional 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 22, 2023, in Talladega, Alabama. (Sean Gardner/Getty Pictures)
Via the wreckage and smoke on the Talladega monitor. Hemric’s automotive was seen turned the wrong way up when the purple warning flag got here out.
The security crew was fast to get out to Hemric, who was simply advantageous when the smoke cleared.
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“I simply bought too far out it appears it. I used to be for positive late on the block there, ought to’ve dedicated,” he stated after the race, which he completed thirty fourth after he couldn’t end.
“Tremendous massive because of NASCAR, all the protection crew. That’s the primary time I’ve ever been over I feel except for go-kart racing.”
Daniel Hemric, Derek Kraus, Ryan Truex and John Hunter Nemechek race in the course of the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence Ag-Professional 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 22, 2023, in Talladega, Alabama. (James Gilbert/Getty Pictures)
Hemric wasn’t the one crash on this race that took over three hours. Blaine Perkins ended up being dropped at an area hospital for precautionary causes after a wreck as nicely.
There have been 15 automobiles that couldn’t end the race, a lot of which got here in the course of the Hemric crash. It’s additionally a troublesome means for Hemric to exit as a result of he had the lead with only a couple laps left to complete.
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Nevertheless, he understood everybody was simply making an attempt to win at Talladega, so Creed’s choice to push his Chevy at that flip didn’t trigger some other animosity.
Creed would end second within the race, whereas Jeb Burton’s No. 8 automotive crossed the checkered flag first to win the race. He gained 57 factors with the victory.
Daniel Hemric waits on the grid throughout qualifying for the Ag-Professional 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21, 2023. (Sean Gardner/Getty Pictures)
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The NASCAR Cup Sequence’ GEICO 500 can be at Talladega this weekend, because the flag will wave on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Denny Hamlin will lead the automobiles out on the monitor in first pole place.